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Image of Diamond Ice & Storage Co., Western Ave. and Union Ave., Seattle, circa 1903
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Diamond Ice & Storage Co., Western Ave. and Union Ave., Seattle, circa 1903

Diamond Ice & Storage Co. was located on the southwest corner of Western Avenue and Union Avenue in Seattle. The building is no longer standing, and a Public Storage facility now occupies the site at 1334 Alaskan Way. This photograph is part of an album titled "Views of Businesses and Buildings, Area: Pine to Madison, 4th to Western."
ID Number:1972.5346.20
Date:Circa 1903
Image of Corner of 2nd Ave. and Spring St., Seattle, circa 1907
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Corner of 2nd Ave. and Spring St., Seattle, circa 1907

This view is of the northeast corner of Second Avenue and Spring Street in downtown Seattle. The site has been occupied by the Second & Spring Building at 1100 2nd Avenue since 1906. The building at the left edge of the frame is Olympic Hall, whose entrance was on First Avenue. Olympic Hall was used at least from 1896-1912 for…
ID Number:1972.5346.21
Date:Circa 1907
Image of Corner of 1st Ave. and Union St., Seattle, circa 1903
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Corner of 1st Ave. and Union St., Seattle, circa 1903

This view is of the northeast corner of First Avenue and Union Street in what is now the Pike Place Market neighborhood of downtown Seattle. The building is still standing, occupied since 2010 by Japonessa Sushi Cocina at 1400 1st Ave. Business in image: Coon Bros. General Merchandise; Home Light & Supply Co.; McKinley & Watson, Real Estate; Chicago Misfit…
ID Number:1972.5346.22
Date:Circa 1903
Image of Hotel Ramona, 1st Ave. and Seneca St., Seattle, circa 1903
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Hotel Ramona, 1st Ave. and Seneca St., Seattle, circa 1903

The Hotel Ramona, shown here on the northeast corner of First Avenue and Seneca Street, catered to a middle and working-class clientèle. This was one of many hotels that were built on First Avenue from 1884 until 1910, after the 1883 arrival of the Northern Pacific link to the transcontinental railroad made travel to Seattle much easier. This building is…
ID Number:1972.5346.23
Date:Circa 1903
Image of Brooklyn Building, corner of 2nd Ave. and University St., Seattle, circa 1903
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Brooklyn Building, corner of 2nd Ave. and University St., Seattle, circa 1903

This view of the southeast corner of Second Avenue and University Street in downtown Seattle shows the Brooklyn Building (also called the Brooklyn Block). The building still stands and was designated a city landmark in 1986, though it was altered to accommodate the construction of the Washington Mutual Tower in 1988. The Brooklyn Building's upper floors functioned as a hotel…
ID Number:1972.5346.24
Date:Circa 1903
Image of Holyoke Building, 1018-1022 1st Ave., Seattle, circa 1903
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Holyoke Building, 1018-1022 1st Ave., Seattle, circa 1903

This view of the southeast corner of First Avenue and Spring Street in downtown Seattle features the Holyoke Building (also known as the Holyoke Block). Richard Holyoke (1836-1905) commissioned the architectural firm of Bird and Dornbach to design the building, which was completed in 1890, one the first to be finished after the Great Seattle Fire. The Holyoke Building housed…
ID Number:1972.5346.25
Date:Circa 1903
Image of Hotel Seneca, 1203 1st Ave., Seattle, circa 1903
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Hotel Seneca, 1203 1st Ave., Seattle, circa 1903

This view of the northwest corner of First Avenue and Seneca Street features the Hotel Seneca located at 1203 1/2 First Avenue. None of these buildings remain standing. Business in image: W. S. Morley, Jeweler; J. H. Holland & Co., TailoringThis photograph is part of an album titled "Views of Businesses and Buildings, Area: Pine to Madison, 4th to Western."
ID Number:1972.5346.26
Date:Circa 1903
Image of Hotel Leland, 84 Pike St., Seattle, circa 1903
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Hotel Leland, 84 Pike St., Seattle, circa 1903

This image of the Hotel Leland features a Seattle Water Department official checking water meters. The Hotel Leland, located on First Avenue and Pike Street, was built in 1900 by brothers Frank (1865-1954), John, and Erwin Goodwin of the Goodwin Real Estate Company. Seven years later a wooden planked road, called Pike Place, was constructed off of Pike Street and…
ID Number:1972.5346.27
Date:Circa 1903
Image of Hotel Federal, 3rd Ave. and Pine St., Seattle, circa 1903
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Hotel Federal, 3rd Ave. and Pine St., Seattle, circa 1903

This view of the southwest corner of Third Avenue and Pine Street in downtown Seattle features the Hotel Federal. The building is no longer standing. Signs in image: Cascade LaundryThis photograph is part of an album titled "Views of Businesses and Buildings, Area: Pine to Madison, 4th to Western."
ID Number:1972.5346.28
Date:Circa 1903
Image of Cyrus Clapp building, 1117 3rd Ave., Seattle, circa 1903
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Cyrus Clapp building, 1117 3rd Ave., Seattle, circa 1903

Cyrus Francis Clapp (1851-1914) was a banker and real estate investor who moved to Seattle after his two terms as state senator from Port Townsend ended in 1906. The building seen here was commissioned by Cyrus Clapp in 1901 and built as an apartment hotel by architects Edward C. McManus and James Flood Walker (1868-1924). The building occupied this site…
ID Number:1972.5346.29
Date:Circa 1903
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